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FENCE PANEL Filed Oct. 8. 1941 INVENTOR I Patented Sept. 14,1943 Q UNITED STATE FENCE PANEL Herbert H. Freeman, Application October 8, 1941, Serial No.'414,10 9

1 Claim. (01. 256-23) The object oi my invention is to provide .a-

pendulous fence-panel, which, by oscillation thereof, will permit lawn-mower operation from I Fig. 2 anend elevation of same with the post interposed between, the observer and the pendulous panel, showing the panel swung laterally to permit operation-of a lawn-mower, post to post,

along the fence line. The pendulous panel may be thus held by any convenient prop and the prop moved panel-to-panel as required.

Fig. 3 is a plan of the boltactionlock-piece" member and its reach-rod attachment to the turn-button located at approximate mid-panel on bottom panel rail, 3.

In the drawing: l isjthe supporting post, projecting from which is the superiorly disposed fixed pivotal lug 2, from which the panel is suspended by means of the top panelrailt or a longitudinal extension therefrom, resting thereon completing the pivotal ensemble. The lug 2 on opposite side of post is for the obvious purpose of supporting a contiguous panel. nally movable collar l2 encircling said pivotal members, is secured to top panel rail 3 by setscrew 13, thus ensuring their contiguity, even though the panel'be completely revolved vertically, Only two pickets l, i are shown, one of which, 4, passes through a slot action lock-piece memberi, which slides longi- A longitudi- 1 said panel, a sliding It] in the bolt- Minneapolis, Minn.

tudinally on the bottom panel rail 3, thelongitudinal movementpi said lock member being limited by said picket. (See Fig. 3.) a

The lock member 5, one at each end of panel and made right and leftflto bring extension I and turn-button l t on same side of rail 3',

s PATENT oFFicj L hasa lip 6, which, when inserted in the slot or recess 9 (9) in the post'l, prevents panel oscillation; said lock-members being operated by means of reach-rod 8 (8) loosely riveted to the extension l of the lock-member and to a turn-button It, located on rail 3 at a point where it can be conveniently reached' by one standing midway of the panel.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: I a In combination with a pair of supporting posts, a lug projecting from each post and rigidly fixed thereto, a pendulous fence panel including a top horizontal rail between said posts, means pivotally suspending said panel from said lugs como prisinga collar slidably mounted on each end of said rail and each collar receiving therein an adjacent lug, a set-screw on each collar for securing the same in adjusted position on its associated rail end, a bottom horizontal rail on bolt-action locking member on each end of the bottom rail having a rectangular slot through which a picket, or other rail connecting member of said' top and bottom panel, passes for limiting longitudinal movement of said locking member and preventing its removal from said panel, each locking member'coacting with an adjacent post, a turn-button affixed to said bottom rail, and I necting each locking member to said turn-button for efiecting simultaneous movement of said locking members. HERBERTII. FREEMAN.

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